Car.



0. K. HUILES.

Annunci nu 121.11, nos.

Patented Doa l, 1908.

dow in wliic UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. PICKLES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T O THE J. Cr. BRILL 'COMPANY,.A CDRPORATLON 0F .PENNSYLVANIA Bpecication of Letten Patent.

Patenteineo. 1, 19.08.

Toall whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that Il, Cinema K. Prenons, a citizen of the United Sta and o resident ofthe city of St. Louis, tate of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements yin Cars, of which the followis a specification.

ie object of my invention is to provide a car with a luratity of sashes in each win- E one sash is flexible and iiiay be transparent and adapted to be raised inde :ident-ly or n conjunction with the other sasie so as to o the window of the car in which the sa is laced; and also to provide a window in w 'ch the sashes may be lowered either jointly or severally, so that when my improved car is used,-the windows ma be opened as much as desired and the sashes stored -under the roof lwhen not in i: use and at the same time 'the conventional lines -of a car are unchanged. This object is accomplished by my invention, certain embodiments of which are hereinafter more particularly described.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to be had to the draws forming a part hereof, in which,

igui-e 1 is .a sectional View of a car pro vided with my improvements2 only that gort of the car which is changed is shown. l* is asimilar View to Fig. 1, except that the lower part of the window is shown and not the upper. Fig. 2 is asectional View taken on the line y-y of Fig. '1. Fig. 3 is a c- .i tional view-taken on the line --or of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 shows a modilied form of -sash hoist. Figs. 6 and 7 show certain details relating to my improved ilexible and transparent sash. Fig. 8 is a detailed view showing asash bolt of n peculiar form and mounted in a eculiar way. Fin'. 9 shows a iixed pintle W ich may be nsed Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

Myimproved car 1 is provided with n stanchion 2 of the conventional forni which supports a roof 3, deck Vrail el, head-lining 5, curtain box 6, inside parting strips T und 8 respectively, formin a curtain groove 9 between them, a win ow sill 10, outside parting strip 11 and letter-board 12, and all these parts are of the conventional form so that a more detailed description is not necessary.

Immediately below fthe-roof 3 and secured to the stanchion2 is a curved ide 13 which is preferably a small channe iron secured by screws or other suitable means to the stanchion 2. This shaped as shown in `igs. 1 and 2. A ilexible -sasli 14 slides in the groove of the guide 13 and because it is flexible it easily takes its curve. This sash 14 is preferably formed with flexible side stri s '15 rigid end strips a5 16, a transparent niet lum 17, such as celluloid, held m the sash as glass is held in the ordinary sash for street cars, and suitable wiring inserted in said tra arent medium 17 just as wire is inserted m wired glass 1o for windows or otherwise. If desired, the medium 1T need notbe transparent `butmay be opaqnefin suche case, metal saches-sheet nietalfmaybe siibstituted, but this is not tlc sirable because of 'its lightexcluding prop 75 erties. The lower strip 16 of the sash 14 b has a projection 1T atladpted to strike against the letter-board 12 an prevent the further upward movement ofthe said -iieirible sash 14.

The lower sash 18, when the window is so closed, as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 1*, overlaps the upper sash when it is in its lowest gosition, 'in the conventional manner, ard t 'slower sash 18 is guided on one-side by ya projeetinv metal stop 19 which 85 fox-insa continuation o? the inner wall of the guide A13 and on vits other side the sash is ided 4by the arting strip 7 4which is of t e conventional) form. The sash 18 is of the usual form, and is provided atzits lower 9o rail 20 with a slot 22, horizontally disposed, through which extends the bolt 23 which is L-s'haped und extends from u sash lock 24 of the conventional form. The peculiarity of this construction is that when the sash lock 95 21 is actuated. the bolt 23 is withdrawn from the opening 21 in the lane ofthe sash 18 and this bolt 23 never oes get in the plane of the sash 18 but is always in the plane of the lower strip 16 of the sash 14, so that 100 when the lower sash is raised so that its lower 4rail is abreast of the lower rail of the up sash, the two sashes are vraised to get er, until their joint movement is limited by the stop 17 which im inges against the 105 lower rail 16 of the sash 14 reaches the 110 ide 13 is preferably |50 i 1` loweraejnd off the' guide p 13 nantis Siep i lioness-i111 iitsfapplpmi fin'Fiss 1 l Y .per and lower snshes 14 and 1 `enter the 'f'sllliiS-S 13" 1o'.

more room for its sldeway for much

` when tekingvthe Vinclined lposition shown 1u A :ting stri )gids p 13 4or .its Vextension .endieee of tially fin 4'that .2liV

- reeessedv at ...Figs-,.1 so thatvit moves. between the inside and the wall of the rejection .which may l 8 when the sash bolt 'entional form, that is one that plane of the sash or substanlane. In this modification, the lower rail is suitabl i to receive a bolt 26 ivot inthe bracket 2 7 on the inside of t e sash and actuated by handle 28 which moves 1n the 'slot in the bracket 27. By throwing thje handle 28 the bolt 26 is correspon ugly thrown either into the slot or perpendicular thereto so as to engage the ower edge of the sash 14 when the sash 18 xs ra1sed. In Fig. 9 is shown a further modieatron which may be attached to the lower side or the sash 18 which consists esz vIn Fig. 4-is shown a of an oset Rinde 29 adapted to 4enterzthe guide 13.

n this embodiment of my invention is used, theguide 13 must be extended the length of the window and suitable provision must be made, such as a stop, not sho to limit the movement of the ansah 14 in e upper part of the slidewa 1 ile-I have shown and certain embodiments of my invention, it 1s obvious that it is not restricted thereto as it may be ehn d in various forms, all of which come within its scope and' the terms of the claims hereto annexed. What I claim is 1. In a car, a pair of stanchions forming a window between them, n per and lower sashes adalted to close sai window, or to be raised erefrom immediately under the roof, one of said sashes being transparent and flexible.

2. In a car, a air of stanehions adjacent to each other an adapted to form a window between them, guides fixed to each of said stanehions and a dexible and transparent sash with wire reinforce adapted to slide in said gmdes.

p 8. IiiA e ear, a pair of stancbioiis adapted to form e window between them, guides secured to said stanehions, upper and lower sashesadapt'ed to move in paths defined bly said guides, said up er sash being exib e and transparent, an said lower sash being provided with a projection at its lower edge adapted to engage said upper sash.V

4. In a car, a pair of stanehions, ides secured thereon, up and lower sa es whose movements are termned by said guides, said upper sash being liexlnle en said lower sash being rigid, and a projecting bolt on said lower sash adapted bo engage the lower edge of said upper sash so t t said two sashes may be ralsed simultaneously.

5. In a car, a nur of stanchions, guides thereon, upper a lower sashes whose movements are determined by said ides, said upper sash bein liexible and sai lower sash being rigid, an a projecting bolt on said lower sash adapted to en ge the lower edge of said upper sash so t t said two sashes may be raised simultaneously.

6. In a car, a window having upper and lower sashes, one of said sashes being provided with a flexible and transparent medium.

7. In a ear, u window having upper and lower sashes, one of said sashes being provided with iiexble side rails and a flexible transprent medium.

8. a car, n window having upper and lower sashes, one of said sashes being provided wth a llexible and reinforced transparent medium.

9. In a car, a window provided with upperand lower curved guide ways for said upper sash, sai upper sash being ecmposed of flexible side rails, end rails and a transparent medium and said lower sash be CHARLES K. PICKLES.

Witnesses: l

' Gus I. Aaonow,

B. V. Mount.' 

